OAKLAND — The A’s found a new way to lose, and they didn’t like Friday’s 7-6 loss to the Chicago White Sox any better for it.

Down a run in the ninth inning, Stephen Vogt came up as a pinch-hitter and drew a two-out walk. Coco Crisp, 1 for 32 since coming off the disabled list, turned his season around a little by crushing a drive to left-center.

Third base coach Mike Gallego was thinking the same. But the ball bounced directly to center fielder Adam Eaton, and Eaton got off a quick throw to shortstop Alexei Ramirez.

Gallego saw that, threw up his hands to stop Vogt, but it was too late. Vogt passed third, tried to backtrack but was caught in a rundown to end the game.

“It was a bad call,” Gallego said. “It was just a bad call on my part. I tried to hold him up, but I tried too late. Once I saw how good the relay was, I knew it, but I was too late.”

The game didn’t have to get to that point considering that the A’s held a 6-2 lead after six innings, but Oakland’s seventh-inning jinx rose up to slap them in the face one more time as the White Sox scored five unearned runs.

In 37 games played this year, the A’s have committed 37 errors, including one by third baseman Brett Lawrie that got the inning going. And Oakland has allowed 35 runs in the seventh inning of those 37 games, by far the most in the major leagues as the A’s can’t find a path from the starting pitcher to the back of the bullpen that isn’t strewn with land mines.

So the A’s are now 1-12 in one-run games, are 13-24 overall and are 10½ games out of first place in the American League West. This is the first time they’ve been 10 or more games out of first since the end of the 2011 season.

A’s starter Jesse Hahn had pitched brilliantly after he survived a two-run first inning that threatened to get ugly. He got a quick out to start the seventh and should have had two, but Lawrie muffed a grounder at third.

It didn’t seem like much, but a single by Carlos Sanchez followed, and with two on, Hahn was done even though that was the first non-bunt hit off him since the first inning.

Oakland had a chance to double up Eaton and get out of the inning with Fernando Rodriguez pitching, but Eaton beat the throw to first, leaving runners at the corners and keeping the Chicago inning alive. Melky Cabrera singled to bring a run in, and when Rodriguez hit Jose Abreu with a pitch to load the bases, Rodriguez was done.

Fernando Abad came in to face Adam LaRoche, but the left-on-left thing didn’t work, with LaRoche getting a two-run double. Oakland manager Bob Melvin went next to Evan Scribner, but he too allowed a two-run double, this one to Avisail Garcia, and the White Sox were back in front 7-6.

That was hard to take considering that Oakland had battled back from a 2-0 deficit thanks in large part to a three-run triple by Josh Reddick in the fourth, an RBI single from Eric Sogard in the fifth and an RBI hit from Billy Butler in the sixth.

Sean Doolittle gave up two home runs Thursday in an injury rehabilitation game with Class-A Stockton but overall seemed to think things went well. He’ll make a second rehab appearance with the Ports on Sunday. The important thing, both Doolittle and Melvin said, was that there was no discomfort in his left shoulder.

The A’s have activated left-hander Sean Nolin from the disabled list and have him pitching for Triple-A Nashville. Melvin said Nolin’s health is of particular import to the A’s now that Jarrod Parker (fractured elbow) isn’t coming back any time soon. However, Melvin said Nolin could be used either as a starter or a reliever, depending on the A’s needs.

Ben Zobrist continues to take batting practice and does full workouts aimed at strengthening his left knee, arthroscopically repaired three weeks ago. The A’s haven’t set at date yet for Zobrist to start an injury rehabilitation assignment, but it could come as the A’s leave after Sunday’s game for a seven-game road swing through Houston and Tampa Bay.

Ike Davis got another day off Friday, and while his quad strain has improved enough to let him pinch-hit, Melvin said it’s likely the first baseman would have to be lifted for a pinch-hitter, should he reach base.

Comcast SportsNet California will add 15 games to the A’s TV schedule this year, meaning that 160 of the club’s 162 games will be televised. CSNCA has added the Detroit game on June 3 and the Colorado game on July 1 to the schedule with Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse broadcasting. In addition, 13 other games have been added that will feature the A’s radio feed synchronized with live video of the game.